List of Famous people born in Dolj County, Romania
Nicolae Ciucă
Nicolae Ionel Ciucă is a Romanian politician and retired general of the Romanian Land Forces. He is currently serving as Prime Minister of Romania since 25 November 2021 after receiving widespread parliamentary support.
Ilie Balaci
Ilie Balaci was a Romanian football midfielder and manager.
Markus Frohnmaier
Markus Frohnmaier, is a German politician of Alternative for Germany. He is member of Deutscher Bundestag and was chairperson of the party's youth organisation "Young Alternative for Germany". He shares the right-wing extremist positions of the Flügel and is part of the nationalistic and pro-Russian movement of AfD.
Diana Dondoe
Diana Dondoe is a Romanian model. She was discovered in Bucharest, Romania by Giani Portmann, a Romanian modelling scout. Dondoe resides in New York City, USA. Aside from modelling she is a student majoring in English and Spanish.
Marcel Iureș
Marcel Iureş is a Romanian actor. He is one of Romania's most acclaimed stage and film actors. He has acted in films and on stage both in Romania and internationally, and has played at least ten roles on Romanian and British television. His work includes voiceovers for Disney and computer games. Iureş is the president and a judge of the Anonimul International Film Festival and also the president of Ideo Ideis Festival.
Florin Mergea
Florin Mergea is a Romanian tennis player and a doubles specialist. He has reached the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in 2015 and won an ATP Masters title at the Mutua Madrid Open earlier that year. He achieved a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 7 in doubles and World No. 243 in singles.
Vintilă Horia
Vintilă Horia was a Romanian writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt, and convicted war criminal.
Gheorghe Bibescu
Gheorghe Bibescu was a hospodar (Prince) of Wallachia between 1843 and 1848. His rule coincided with the revolutionary tide that culminated in the 1848 Wallachian revolution.
Victor Pițurcă
Victor Pițurcă is a Romanian former professional football player and current manager. He is nicknamed "Satana" (Satan) by the press, something he calls remarkable.
Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe "Gică" Popescu is a retired Romanian former professional football defender, former captain of FC Barcelona and key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in that period, including a four-year stint at PSV Eindhoven and winning the Uefa cup with Galatasaray SK. His tactical knowledge as a defender made him a valuable team member in top European competitions until he reached his late-thirties. Beside from his defending skills, he was also capable starting attacks. He is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi.